Fauci optimistic omicron will peak in February
ABC News
Dr. Anthony Fauci is expressing optimism that the omicron variant will have peaked in the U.S. my the middle of February.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease specialist, said Sunday he is "as confident as you can be" about the prospect of most states reaching a peak of omicron cases by mid-February.
"You never want to be overconfident when you're dealing with this virus," Fauci told ABC's "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz, adding that the COVID-19 virus has "surprised us in the past."
"Things are looking good. We don't want to get overconfident, but they look like they're going in the right direction right now," he said.
Fauci said there are states in the northeast and in the upper midwest where cases have already peaked and declined "rather sharply" but that cases are still rising in southern and western states.
